I loved the location of the Handlery Hotel. The amenities were all great and we enjoyed the spa/pool area. We were upgraded to a suite, and definitely will try to book again.

When we first arrived we were in a regular room. The room was dirty and looked used in. For example the bed seemed to have been slept on there was dirty rags on the night stand and there was urine in the toilet as if someone had already been staying in the room prior to us arriving. The room had a strong odor of smoke and was definitely a terrible thing to experience within a few minutes of arriving. We however we removed and upgraded without hesitation! We felt listened to and appreciated.

The location in Hotel Circle was excellent & their property is very large with a HUGE parking lot. The room was very nice & cozy, & there's a restaurant on-site. Very nice, large pool and hot jacuzzi that I used every morning. Staff was very pleasant and helpful.

This was unexpected: Even though they have their own gigantic parking lot, for some reason they charge you $12/day during your stay to use it (???). Didn't quite understand this, since the hotel isn't located downtown or had limited space. I've stayed in plenty of hotels in San Diego, downtown, & Hotel Circle in particular & this is the 1st time I've ever had to pay for parking at the hotel for which I'm staying.

Room's were great. Kids loved the pool. Poolside bar staff were incredibly friendly and great service. Although busy I wasn't ignored until he was free.

Check in staff member could have been a lot friendlier - he seemed like he didn't want to be there. Wasn't very welcoming. The lady on check out was much better :)

It was very quiet and comfortable. The room had a balcony that was a nice touch, room was worth the price. It was very close to my destination.

Parking was awkward and not free. I found a very exotic insect in my bathroom.

The location is good.

Paying for parking, my room was not properly cleaned before check-in, large group outside building blocking entrance, same group making noises until 11.

The pool, the staff.

Security does not patrol and my daughter in law with her two small children had an incident at 11:30 PM of a man and woman banging on the room door saying house keeping. They banged the door several times. Looking through the peep hole it was seen the man had a bag over his shoulder. My daughter in law never opened the door. Pretty scary incident

Excellent Wifi, customer service and location.

Paid Parking, lighting not strong enough no central lighting

Close to the highway, food, shops, zoo and mission beach

It was a little out dated the ac didn’t work too well had to buy a fan and sleep with window open

Bed and room were great. did not use the pool. I did not like the covered large pillow on the bed as it looked unsanitary. Pillows with removeable covers would have been better.

large covered pillow - see above

The room was excellent with plenty of cupboard space. (Got the clothes out of the suitcase for the first time.) The lighting was also excellent with a central light. The pool and hot tub (both used) were excellent and the pool bar served very good meals. Overall the best hotel of our trip. Location on hotel strip which is good for getting out of town and to certain amenities, e.g. Zoo, Sea World, petrol station, dinning out. Not a place for walking as located on major roads, but taxis available and not too costly.

Daily parking fee was unexpected. All California hotels we stayed in charged for parking, $25 per day and part of day. The inability of being able to walk anywhere because of the major roads, but the excellence of the hotel overcame the lack of perambulation.